Doctors treating those injured during the tragedy in Tucson on Saturday announced this morning that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords continues to make progress in her recovery and that one of the congresswoman’s staffers wounded in the attack has been released from the hospital. Ron Barber, Giffords’ district director, left the hospital…
Following several attempts to get more information about a Walmart employee who reportedly refused to sell Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner ammunition on the morning of Saturday’s deadly shooting rampage, the retail giant has finally dignified us with a response — and it’s worthless. As the story goes, Loughner bought ammunition…
Federal Judge John Roll will be buried today in Tucson after losing his life during Saturday’s shooting rampage. Roll was one of six people killed in Saturday’s attack, which left 13 others injured — including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Roll was one of several people who joined Giffords in front of…
Sarah Palin, as you may know, posted a video on Facebook yesterday, in which she defends herself against charges that she’s in someway responsible for the tragedy that occurred in Tucson over the weekend.Sarah Palin isn’t responsible for what happened in Tucson — mental illness is — so her defending…
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department confirms that bullets were found in a bag authorities believe Jared Loughner, the suspect in Saturday’s shooting rampage in Tucson, was carrying in the hours before the attack.The PCSD says about 10 a.m. today, an 18-year-old man was walking his dog near the home of…
Since our previous post about Jared Loughner’s yearbook photos, we’ve come across several more dating as far back as 1995 — when Loughner was in kindergarten.The scanned images were provided by the Marana Unified School District and include each year Loughner was a student at the district except for 1996,…
The Pima County Sheriff’s Office now confirms that a black bag sought by authorities, which may have belonged to Jared Loughner — the suspect in Saturday’s shooting rampage in Tucson — has been recovered.The bag was found by a man walking his dog in the vicinity of Loughner’s parents’ home.The…
Doctors treating Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords updated the media on the congresswoman’s condition this morning and say she’s making tremendous progress, given the circumstances.Doctor Peter Rhee confirmed what President Barack Obama told the world last night: Giffords opened her eyes on her own as some of her colleagues and friends visited…
The Wall Street Journal, among other large-scale news outlets, has reported that Jared Loughner, the suspect in Saturday’s shooting rampage in Tucson, bought ammunition used in the massacre at a local Walmart hours before the shooting. That, as the story goes, was only after an employee at a different Walmart…
Authorities investigating the shooting rampage in Tucson on Saturday are looking for a black bag at the center of an argument between suspect Jared Loughner and his father, Randy Loughner.In an update provided by Pima County Sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Jason Ogan, the PCSO confirms that Loughner was stopped by an…
At a memorial service held for those killed and wounded in Saturday’s shooting rampage in Tucson, President Barack Obama offered the most encouraging update yet about the condition of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords since she survived being senselessly shot in the head four days ago.”I have just come from the University…
Getting any information about how Jared Loughner, the 22-year-old suspect in Saturday’s deadly shooting rampage in Tucson, has been acting since he’s been in custody has not been easy (trust us, we’ve tried…and tried). However, the Daily Beast caught up with U.S. Marshal David Gonzales who described Loughner as often…
In the wake of Saturday’s shooting rampage that left six dead and 13 wounded, the satirical masterpiece that is The Onion is poking fun at Arizona’s Wild West image. In short, the paper jokes that the suspect in the Tucson shooting, Jared Loughner, was released from custody because murdering six…
In an attempt to clear up any misconceptions that the Pima County Sheriff’s Office had prior knowledge of death threats made by Jared Loughner — accused of shooting 19 people, six of whom are dead, in Tucson over the weekend — the Sheriff’s Office released all the paperwork documenting its contact with the…
Congressman Ben Quayle may think Barack Obama is “the worst president in history,” but he’s apparently still good for a lift.Quayle is among several lawmakers who will hitch a ride from Washington to Tucson aboard Air Force One with Obama today in order to attend a memorial service for those…
When the parents of Jared Loughner, the 22-year-old suspect in Saturday’s shooting rampage in Tucson, issued their first statement since the incident, they did so via-a short statement given to the media by two men who refused to identify themselves to the media. New Times has discovered that one of…
The lunatics from the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church have agreed to not protest the funeral of 9-year-old Christina Greene, who was one of six people killed in Saturday’s shooting rampage in Tucson, in exchange for air time on Canadian and Phoenix radio stations.As we reported Monday, the group said it…
We figured it would only be a matter of time before Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio plopped himself in front of a TV camera to offer his two cents about Saturday’s shooting rampage in Tucson. We were right — Arpaio did so on the O’Reilly Factor last night, where he…
As a media firestorm has bombarded the Pima County Sheriff’s Office, one of the office’s spokesmen has offered a few clarifications about facts in the case that have been lost in the chaos.One of the more-important misconceptions is the reported number of those wounded during Saturday’s rampage shooting that left…
The family of Jared Loughner just released a statement regarding Saturday’s shooting rampage — allegedly orchestrated by their son — that left six people dead and 14 injured, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.Until this point, the family had said nothing about the tragedy and reportedly hasn’t even left their house since…
One of Jared Loughner’s professors at Pima Community College describes Loughner, the man alleged to be responsible for Saturday’s shooting rampage in Tucson, as often having an “evil stare.” He also describes a number other bizarre instances in which Loughner became angry with teachers and basically scared the crap out of…
Doctors treating Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords said this morning that the congresswoman is now breathing on her own after a bullet, allegedly fired by 22-year-old Jared Loughner, went through her brain.Giffords remains in critical condition, and her breathing tube has not been removed, but doctors say she’s “holding her own” following…
